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AMATEUR RADIO ‘FIELD DAY’—Members of the Bristol Amateur Radio Club (VA/TN) and the Mountain Empire Amateur Radio Society (Smyth and Washington Counties, VA) will be participating in the national amateur radio Field Day exercise, Saturday, June 24, at 2 p.m. and Sunday, June 25, at 2 p.m. at White Top...

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  • June 25, 2023

Talented young musicians from across the world are in Sewanee now through July 16 for the 66th season of the Sewanee Summer Music Festival featuring more than 30 performances of symphonic, chamber and vocal music. Many of the concerts are free. To reserve tickets to one of their paid performances,...

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  • June 22, 2023

Remember the old spiral fluorescent light bulbs? They were going to be the “solution” to the old incandescent bulbs that are soon to be phased out. Critics claimed the spiral bulbs contained hazardous materials and were going to be difficult to dispose of after their useful life expired. As for...

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  • June 17, 2023

Gov. Glenn Youngkin talks about the future of Virginia energy. Dominion Energy wants to install four natural gas-fired generators next to its Chesterfield Power Station, where it has just shuttered two coal-fired units. The generators are meant to run on the hottest or coldest days, when electricity demand soars,...

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  • June 14, 2023

Luke Botticelli gradated summa cum laude from the University of New Hampshire during Commencement ceremonies on May 20, 2023 with a degree in Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology and has been awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Luke graduated from Sanborn Regional High School in 2019....

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  • June 9, 2023

“MUSIC MAN” AUDITIONS—The Jonesborough Repertory Theatre will continue auditions for “The Music Man” Monday, June 5, at 7 p.m. The theater is at 125.5 W. Main St, Jonesborough. JRT will cast 35 actors, age range from 8 and up. Rehearsals will begin shortly after casting and run through the end...

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  • June 5, 2023

A total of 2,054 undergraduate students achieved the criteria required for WPI’s spring 2023 Dean’s List. Local students honored include: Jacob Adams of Sandown, majoring in Computer Science; Chase Carstensen of Plaistow, majoring in Computer Science; Aisling Corcoran of East Hampstead, majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering; Matthew Cronin of...

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  • June 4, 2023

ASHLAND Ashland Fire Department reports from May 26 through Thursday. Fires/Alarms/Hazardous Conditions May 26: 2221 Central Ave. for a fire alarm. The fire alarm was caused by cooking smoke. Crews reset the alarm. May 26: 619 Eden Place for a carbon monoxide alarm. Engine 2 and Rescue 1 checked the...

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  • June 4, 2023